Assignment 2: LASA 1: Linear Regression In this assignment, you will use a spreadsheet to examine pairs of variables, using the method of linear regression, to determine if there is any correlation between the variables. Afterwards, you will postulate whether this correlation reveals a causal relationship (and why). Click here to open the Excel […]

  Using the information in the background readings as well as some research in peer-reviewed sources of your own, create a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation of 10-14 slides (not including the title slide or the reference slide) which clearly summarizes each of the items below. Include thorough speaker’s notes to further expand upon and explain your […]

Course Project: Online Technology Conference The final project is a presentation for an imaginary technology conference called in order to evaluate the impact of technology on culture. Students will pose questions of cultural concern in regard to new or emerging technologies and answer these questions in a multimedia presentation that uses scholarly research. The project […]

Click here to submit Assignment 3: Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues  Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.  Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.  Assignment 3: Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues Due Week 10 and worth 200 points   Before […]

  When individuals find that the financial circumstances in their lives have gotten unmanageable and debts far exceed income, one option that they may select is filing for personal bankruptcy. Although this may temporarily help with situation, there are also real, long-lasting consequences to filing for bankruptcy that also need to be considered. Consider the […]

Movie is one of my biggest hobbies. Each film has its own beauty, therefore, it’s really hard for me to pick one to be the movie that I like the most. However, according to some films I have watched recently, it is nothing but ‘the pursuit of happiness’ which has great influence on me. The […]

  The first article you will read in this activity from National  Geographic lists several reasons why people have become more distrustful  of science and the reported findings from research. The author points  out many very human fallibilities that scientists and the general public  may wish to recognize and overcome as best we can. The […]

This week you will perform a basic linear regression. * Please be aware of the very strict data requirement for running linear regression: your DV and IV both have to be continuous variables. (Most variables at interval/ratio level are continuous variables.) This rule is solid for DV: if your DV is a nominal or ordinal […]

   Week 3 Assignment: Lab Project  Defining an Information Systems Security Policy Framework for an IT Infrastructure           In any company, a security policy helps to mitigate the risks and threats the business encounters. However, unless a company happens to be in the information security industry, the task of identifying, assessing, and categorizing the […]

  Your lesson discussed several compliance laws, standards, and best practices.  The Department of Health and Human Services (the agency responsible for managing HIPAA compliance among healthcare providers) lists recent breaches at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf  – think of it as their “Wall of Shame.” Find an article online that discusses a breach or violation of a regulation, […]